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ISD #381 School Board Member District 6

School board members oversee the care, management, and control of schools. This includes hiring, firing, and overseeing superintendents, who manage the day-to-day affairs of the district. They also set levies to fund the district and create school policies.Learn more here: Voting Local Matters: Why Vote for School Board | League of Women VotersIf your candidate didn’t fill in the guide below, visit the Secretary of State’s Candidate Filing site to find contact info. If you reach out, ask candidates to complete their Vote411 Voters Guide from the LWVMN!

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    Mark Broin
    (NP)

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    Norbert Norman
    (NP)

Biographical Information

Why are you the best candidate for this position? (750 characters)

If elected, what will your top three priorities be and why? (500 characters)

If forced to cut the budget in the face of declining revenues, what would be your strategy? (500 characters)

How would you address any racial and economic disparities in our education system? (500 characters)

Please describe how you will engage teachers and families in your decision making process. (500 characters)

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Campaign Website http://www.markbroin.com
Contact Phone 612-916-4001
Campaign Email mark.s.broin@gmail.com
I have two years of experience with Lake Superior School District as a Board Member. I also have extensive background, both professional and family, in the fields of education, business and community service.

Please visit www.markbroin.com for a detailed presentation of background material.
1. Delivering continuously improving and measurable educational outcomes for each student in the school district;

2. Building a set of Public communication platform improvements that deliver transparent, straight-forward, easily accessible, and intuitively understandable student and district criteria. This includes academic achievement and district financial performance.

3. Demonstrating the district's capability to deliver results on current public investment, and any new programs.
Presently, Lake Superior School District is operating under very challenging economic and workforce challenges. I am committed to finding additional revenue sources and programs to forego any need to cut the current budget. This includes pursuing a reasonable and supportable Operating Referendum to address teaching staff shortages, class sizes, student population declines and student performance improvements.

Making Lake Superior School District a "Destination District" is a major strategy.
I would identify and address those issues in a factually-based, transparent and straightforward manner.
I have and will continue to be available on a 24-hour 7-day a week basis. I answer and respond to every email and phone call. My mobile phone number is 612-916-4001; my school email address is mbroin@isd381.org ; and my personal email is mark.s.broin@gmail.com .
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